The Bald Soprano, Adobo Style

Adobo, the unofficial national dish of the Philippines. The unofficial national dish of the Philippines is Adobo. Season it with a pinch of The Bald Soprano, you get Ang Tatay Mong Kalbo.

Ang Tatay Mong Kalbo is a play in the absurd genre and is an adaptation of The Bald Soprano by Eugene Ionesco. I have not seen The Bald Soprano yet but basing from what I read, I think Theatre Phileo did a good job adapting it and making Ang Tatay Mong Kalbo as there own. When the play started, I thought that it will be just another boring cliche romantic comedy of some sort as it failed to capture my attention with its intro. It started to pick up steam when the other characters were introduced and with some brilliant acting by one of the characters. (the orange dressed girl) As I got the hang of the play's pacing, I craved for more laughs and gags and I glad that the show delivered. Overall, I can say the play is one of the best plays I ever watched even when it had a subpar intro, as I believe that it was necessary.

The Stage

Even though Ang Tatay Mong Kalbo is difficult to understand, you just have to take it as what you see and to not put a deeper meaning behind what it showed. I definitely recommend it to everyone specially if you want to be relaxed and entertained. I just hope that the Theatre Phileo will open its doors again to this masterpiece.